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Gneiss from
Silver Star Extension Mine, Cascade Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Star Extension Mine, Cascade Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1046455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1046455:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gneiss
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCascade Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBank Claim (Patented Claim: Bank; MS 1778), Cascade Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSilver prospect (MRDS - 10014201), Cascade Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘBitteroot Mine, Cascade Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘSally Bowman Mine (Morse; MS 11512; Patented Claims: Sallie Bowman; MS 11511), Needleton Area, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘMolas Mine, Molas Lake, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘEldorado Claim (MS 16686; Patented Claim: El Dorado), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Patented Claims: Good Hope; MS 7764; Wonder; MS 7764), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBeartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘBlack Canyon Beryl Prospect, Curecanti Needle Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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